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"A New India"

Karachi/New Delhi, 8/14-15/47, 1:06 min., Sound

The newsreel announcing India's independence to US audiences (the first part deals with Pakistan).

1. Title
2. Gateway to India.
3. Mountbatten in car in Karachi.
4. Mountbatten enters Sindh Assembly building.
5. Men watching (medium shot).
6. Jinnah arrives and enters.
7. Jinnah and Mountbatten at podium.
8. Mountbatten speaking (med. shot).
9. Edwina Mountbatten and Fatima Jinnah.
10. Jinnah speaking (med. shot).
11. Outside Assembly building.
12. Jinnah and Mountbatten leave.
13. Two guards (med. shot).
14. Jinnah speaking (med. shot).
15. Outside Assembly building.
16. Jinnah and Mountbatten leave.
17. Jinnah standing to take oath.
18. Pakistan flag waiving (med. shot).
19. Jinnah saluting.
20. Mountbattens saluting.
22. Blur cut.
23. Crowds running in Delhi.
24. Crowds outside Parliament building.
25. Nehru speaking insise (long shot).
26. Nehru close, "Tryst with Destiny" speech.
27. Crowds moving outside.
28. Men on balcony.
29. Crowds surging.
30. Crowds moving.
31. Police keeping order.
32. Men walking between police.
33. Crowd in street.
34. Crowds surging.
35. Mountbattens posing with people.
36. Indian flag waiving.
37. Flag over crowd in front of Parliament.
38. Pan over crowd.


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